Grigory Babochkin and German Sto... no, German Babochkin and Grigory Stolyarov. Two completely different teenagers. One dreams of becoming a hockey player and is making strides toward that goal, becoming everyone's favorite along the way. The other is the target of everyone's ridicule, yet somehow seems... fearless? Reckless?
Two opposites come together and discover in each other something they themselves lack. It seems this True Male Friendship will help them both deal with anything: pre-game anxiety; family troubles and the misunderstanding of loved ones; bullying and ridicule. And so it goes—until first love gets involved. Until an unfamiliar feeling sets a clockwork mechanism in motion—one that will detonate a time bomb at the most unexpected moment...
Anna Zienkova's new novel is a powerful text that reveals the full complexity of its 14-year-old protagonists and all the common ground shared by teenagers. Written in the form of two audio diaries that Grigory and German keep throughout the school year, the book will resonate with everyone—teenager or adult.
